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| Space station ship finally docks | Space station ship finally docks |
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| An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft has finally linked up with the International Space Station after several hours of docking problems. | An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft has finally linked up with the International Space Station after several hours of docking problems. |
| Mission controllers said the problem was caused by an antenna on the cargo vehicle, which failed to fold away. | Mission controllers said the problem was caused by an antenna on the cargo vehicle, which failed to fold away. |
| The Progress craft was taking water, food and other supplies to the crew, who are said to be in no danger. | The Progress craft was taking water, food and other supplies to the crew, who are said to be in no danger. |
| A Russian mission control spokesman said that such problems had occurred before. | A Russian mission control spokesman said that such problems had occurred before. |
| A Progress rocket sent up last year had to be docked manually by a crewman after communications failed a few minutes before docking. | A Progress rocket sent up last year had to be docked manually by a crewman after communications failed a few minutes before docking. |
| "There was some problem with achieving a perfect seal," the spokesman said. "We have had such incidents before and it is not something extraordinary." | "There was some problem with achieving a perfect seal," the spokesman said. "We have had such incidents before and it is not something extraordinary." |
| The supply ship was launched from Russia's Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan on Monday. | |
| The current ISS crew - Russian Mikhail Tyurin, American Michael Lopez-Alegria and German Thomas Reiter - have been on board the space station since September. | The current ISS crew - Russian Mikhail Tyurin, American Michael Lopez-Alegria and German Thomas Reiter - have been on board the space station since September. |